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I'm law abiding, but US airport experience embarrassing: SRKHe is a law abiding citizen, believes in the saying "jaisa desh waisa vesh" (When in Rome, do as the Romans do) and strictly follows the rules of the country he is visiting, but Shah Rukh Khan today said that his experience at the Newark airport's immigration counter in the US was "embarrassing".Source: Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:13 am Kaminey has turned out to be a goldmine
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:11 am Anil Ambani, Spielberg secure $825 mn for DreamWorksThe Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group has sealed its $825-million deal with Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios with investment banker JP Morgan syndicating $325 million debt, the two groups announced late on Monday.Source: Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 9:04 am 'Kaminey' mints earns Rs.300 mn over weekendDirector Vishal Bharadwaj's dark thriller "Kaminey" has turned out to be a goldmine, earning about Rs.Source: Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 8:17 am I am afraid fame will change me: Ayesha
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:54 am KJo and Vishal bury the hatchet!Karan Johar is so impressed by the brilliance of Kaminey, that he decided to forget all his grouses against director Vishal Bharadwaj, once and for all.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:44 am Megan Fox hates same sex kiss
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:27 am Even SRK says it’s no big dealEven as Shah Rukh Khan downplays the incident at the Newark Airport, the debate over his detention for two hours on account of a security check refuses to die.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:12 am District 9 tops weekend box officeDistrict 9 has topped the weekend box office after raking in 37 million dollars.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 18 Aug 2009 | 5:09 am Shahid Kapoor, Katrina Kaif to receive Rajiv Gandhi National Award
When they began their career with Ishq Vishk and Boom respectively, even Shahid Kapoor and Katrina Kaif wouldn't have thought that a few years down they line, they would be winning a National Award for Best Acting. Well, this has actually turned out to be true as both the actors are the chosen ones for 12th Rajiv Gandhi National Awards. The event would be taking place at National Centre for Performing Arts, Mumbai, on 19th August'09.
Rajiv Gandhi Awards were initiated in 1995 in an endeavor to keep alive the vision of ex-Prime Minister Mr. Rajiv Gandhi. The event honours the achievers who are a part of India current progress. Since 12 years this platform brings together various fraternities. Other winners this year are Avika Gor (Child Prodigy), Vineet Jain (Industrialist), Ramesh Chandra Agarwal (Journalism), Sam Pitroda (Global Indian), Dr. Narendra Jadhav (Educationist), Dr. G Madhavan Nair (Super Achiever), Krushnaa Patil (Women Achiever), Rajashree Birla (Social Field) and Rohit Kochhar (Young Entrepreneur).
These renowned personalities will be honoured in a grand manner amidst lot of performances & entertainment extravaganza on the eve of Shri Rajiv Gandhi' birth anniversary. The award ceremony will be graced by dignitaries like Kamalnath, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Ashok Chavan, Murli Deora, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Maken, Rajiv Shukla, Priya Dutt, Milind Deora, Eknath Gaikwad, Sanjay Nirupam, Mohd. Azharuddin, Subodh Kant Sahay, Gurudas Kamat, Manikrao Thackray.
Rajiv Gandhi Awards has always had many Bollywood biggies as the performers in the past, including Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Navin Prabhakar, Rakhi Sawant, Vivek Oberoi, Sukhwinder Singh, Koena Mitra, Tanushree Dutta, Aftab Shivdasani, Sunidhi Chauhan, Isha Shravani, Sivamani, Tisca Chopra, Sajid Khan, Anupam Kher, Parizad Kolha, and more.
This year also, many celebrities namely Hrithik Roshan, Shreyas Talpade, Mahima Chowdhary, Esha Deol, Hussain Kuwajerwala, Priyanka Chopra, Raju Shrivastav, Vishal-Shekhar are to perform in this event.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am Aishwarya Rai has chest infection, stops GUZAARISH shoot!! - stardustco.in
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 18 Aug 2009 | 4:01 am Roma, a witness in the financial fraud caseVivacious actress Roma has been taken as a witness in the cotroversial financial fraud case by the financial firm Total4U, which is owned by Sabarinath. Sabarinath has been accused of cheating people of crores of rupees by taking deposits from peopleSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Kaanakanmani to grace screens this OnamKaanakanmani by director Akku Akbar with Jayaram in the lead role is to hit the theatres this Onam. Padmapriya, Biju Menon, Vijayaraghavan, Sukumari and others are performing key roles in the movie. Akku Akbar who is producing this movie under theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:59 am Director Siddique faces the camera for GulumaalDirector Siddique faces the camera once in a while and this time he is doing that for the Malayalam movie, Gulumaal – The Escape. However whenever Siddique has faced the lights he has always portrayed his real self onscreen, as directorSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:58 am Robbie Williams heading for swine flu testLondon (ANI): British singer Robbie Williams reportedly sparked fears for his health, after he revealed to fans that he was heading to the doctor to get tested for swine flu. Williams, 35, who was suffering from a cold, had posted aSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Jagadeesh pens for Ladies And GentlemanFamous actor Jagadeesh turns script writer again for the upcoming Malayalam movie Ladies And Gentleman. Sathosh Damodaran is producing this movie under the banner of Damar Cinema and this will be directed by Viji Thampy. Jagadeesh who has penned the scriptSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Kiran Dubey quits small screenTelevision actress Kiran Dubey of Kyunki…fame is nowhere to be seen these days. That’s because she has finally decided to quit television and is looking forward to pursue a course in filmmaking. “I was always interested to learn the know-how ofSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:57 am Detention wasn'ta publicity stunt, says Shah Rukh on return - Zee News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:55 am Lata Mangeshkar to render Hanuman ChalisaNightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar has sung all kinds of songs in her illustrious career, but for the first time ever, the Lady with the Golden Voice would be singing the Hanuman Chalisa for an album by T-Series. As recession, droughtSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:54 am Vimala Raman graces the Bikini for Lover BoyFollowing the path set by her predecessors like Nayantara, Anushka and Priyamani, the meek Vimala Raman has also decided to give into the demands of the film industry. She will soon be seen in a bikini in the upcoming Telugu filmSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:53 am Shania Twain to be guest judge on American IdolWashington (ANI): Country singer Shania Twain has become the next celebrity who will be joining ‘American Idol’ as a guest judge, ever since Paula Abdul left the show. Twain, 43, will be joining the judging panel when the show hits Chicago,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:47 am Gautham Menon's film with Naga Chaitanya launched - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:46 am Aishwarya not having swine flu: AmitabhOne has to pay a huge price for name and fame. Being in the public eyes, celebrities have to watch their every step and spell the right word for the media always tries to create gossip and controversy out of them.Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:44 am India is cool in Brazil thanks to hot 'novela'RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The pink-walled palaces, shimmering saris and Bollywood dances all scream India. So why are the actors speaking Portuguese and kissing passionately?Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:40 am Karan Johar talks about his deal with Fox for My Name Is Khan
Karan Johar talks about his deal with Fox for his next directorial venture, My Name Is Khan.
You've apparently inked a deal with 20th Century Fox for an astronomical never-heard-of amount of money?
Let me tell you the amount mentioned is nowhere near being a realistic amount. The deal among Star Fox studios, my company and Red Chillies is an internal matter and can't be discussed in public. What makes this deal so historic is not the money involved but the attempt to cross the diasporas with a Hindi -language film My Name Is Khan. We'll reach out in places where Hindi-language films have not gone before.
What makes this deal so historic is not the money involved but the attempt to cross the diasporas with a Hindi -language film
I am foxed by the dealâ¦
The Fox guys read the script and have followed the project. They're close enough to it to know what it's all about. I've shared a comfort zone with them from Day 1. Both Shah Rukh and I believe they are the best people to handle My Name Is Khan. They've faith in our brand power and content creation. It's not about money. It's not about mutual respect.
Is Fox trying to give the Islamic world a more positive image in the West by buying a film about Islamic isolation and the western world?
It's not the politics of the film. It's when the film moves you on a human and emotional level that matters. My Name Is Khan endeavors to do just that. I don't think Fox was swayed by the positive message. It's the human aspect that won them over. I believe in the emotional content of both my cinema and personal relationships. Look at the longevity of the association between my company Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies and you'll see what I mean.
I'd always want to direct original content
You are adapting Fox's Stepmom .Will there be more such adaptations of American films produced by Fox?
I'd always want to direct original content. But there're young filmmakers in my company who are excited by the idea of adapting films. Siddharth Malhotra, for example, is doing a Hindi version of Stepmom for our company. He's working really hard on it. An adaptation is as difficult as an original film. And Siddharth is working really hard on it.
What is the final cast of Stepmom?
It's Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:21 am 'Kaminey' mints earns Rs.330 mn over weekendDirector Vishal Bharadwaj's dark thriller 'Kaminey' has turned out to be a goldmine, earning about Rs.330 million in its first weekend at the box office.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Aug 2009 | 3:01 am Seema Biswas, Shriya Saran to walk red carpet at Toronto Film Festival
The posh Toronto International Film Festival which opens on September 10 has a unique lineup of Indian films this year.
The two Bollywood entries are Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee and first time director Anurag Singh's Dil Bole Hadippa. Both share a common trait. They're both female-centric products from a film industry notorious for male domination.
And now Dilip Mehta's (brother to Deepa Mehta) film Cooking With Stella has just been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival and that too in the prestigious Gala section that opens the festival where Jon Amiel's Creation a bio-pic on Charles Darwin is being premiered.
Dilip who has earlier made a much-acclaimed documentary on Indian widows is singularly kicked by the honour. "The Toronto International Film Festival is, after Cannes, undoubtedly the most significant festival worldwide. To have one's film participate in it is glory enough but to have a Gala screening and a world premiere is mind -blowing."
This was the very section where Dilip's sister Deepa's elegiac Water had been premiered in Toronto two years ago.
Dilip's film is in a different mood space. "For 34 years I have covered death, misfortune, war, plagues and other human tragedies for Time, Newsweek, National Geographic and other such major journals. I entered the world of cinema with The Forgotten Woman a hard documentary to portray the reality of the widows of India. Similarly Cooking With Stella also looks at a classic Indian tragedy, that of servants and employers but without wanting to give a lecture on morality."
Cooking With Stella was short listed for the Opening Gala of the Toronto festival along with Creation. Says Dilip, "For me as first- time feature director this was such a tremendous high to have our film in the company of such an amazing film. Creation nipped us all in the post but we were right up there. TIFF selected Cooking With Stella for a Gala screening for our world premiere on September 16."
Seema Biswas and Shriya Saran will be there gracing the red carpet. Enthuses Dilip, "The numbers are daunting. Approximately 3000 plus films are submitted for TIFF which along with Cannes is the most significant film festival in the world today. Of these 350- plus are selected for the Festival of which 15 or so have the distinction of a Gala screening at the amazing Roy Thomson Hall."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Aug 2009 | 2:57 am Toronto film fest to have strong Indian flavourThe forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), starting Sep 10, will have a strong Indian presence -- while two mainstream Bollywood films 'Dil Bole Hadippa' and 'What's Your Rashee?' will have their world premieres, Dilip Mehta's 'Cooking With Stella' has been selected for a screening in the prestigious Gala section.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 18 Aug 2009 | 2:30 am Spielberg wins funds to launch new studioThe new DreamWorks Studios run by Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider announced Monday it had finalized an 825-million-dollar deal with Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA Group.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 18 Aug 2009 | 2:05 am Kangana goes light-hearted for 'Tanu Weds Manu'Kangana Ranaut is known for playing heavy duty roles in films like "Gangster" and "Fashion", but the actress has now signed on her second light-hearted movie "Tanu Weds Manu".Source: Entertainment News | 18 Aug 2009 | 2:03 am Megan Fox dreaded same sex kissHollywood bombshell Megan Fox and her co-star Amanda Seyfried dreaded their onscreen kiss in upcoming movie Jennifer's Body because they feared the ensuing media attention would be overwhelming.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:30 am ADAG, DreamWorks secure $825 mn funding - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:19 am The promotional campaign of 'Wake Up Sid' is truly innovative
The promotions of WAKE UP SID have begun and anyone and everyone who has watched the first promo as well as the ad campaign in newspapers can't help but talk of the fresh and innovative content and promotion. "It's not merely a film targeted at the youth. There's a strong family element in the film and we hope to reach out to them," WAKE UP SID producer Karan Johar informs me.
Karan just can't stop praising Ranbir Kapoor, the protagonist of WAKE UP SID. "He's simply amazing in the film. And to stand up to someone like Konkona Sen Sharma is no mean achievement. The best part is, the chemistry is interesting and the unconventional casting works for the film," Karan states.
WAKE UP SID marks the directorial debut of Ayan Mukherjee. "He's someone to look forward to. I think people will wake up to this talent after WAKE UP SID," Karan reveals. Such lavish praises from someone like Karan really carries weight, what say?Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:15 am Aishwarya does not have swine flu: Big B - IBNLive.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:13 am All set for 'Dhamaal 2'
Since the time Indra Kumar turned director with DIL, he has directed all his films himself. The only exception is, of course, his next release DADDY COOL, which is helmed by K. Murali Mohan Rao. "Murali has directed several enjoyable entertainers in the past. I've always wanted to work with him some day. Plus, I wanted to sit on the backseat and let someone else call the shots," Indra Kumar tells me.
But, ironically, Murali has never ever directed a comic fare. So was the decision right? "I know him as a person and I've realized that his wisecracks are truly funny. Now when I look back, I realize Murali's done as good a job as I would've, had I directed DADDY COOL," the veteran states.
Meanwhile, the talented film-maker, who has directed a string of hits like DIL, BETA, RAJA, MASTI and DHAMAAL, is ready to start work on his next film, DHAMAAL 2, which will star the original cast of the film [Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jaaved Jaaferi and Ashish Chowdhry]. Besides, there's a love story in the pipeline, which will star daughter Shweta in the lead.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Aug 2009 | 1:09 am Saif and Dinesh Vijan offered Rs. 4 crore for the Tamil/Telugu rights of 'Love Aaj Kal'
Producers Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan are already smiling from ear to ear. The fantastic response to LOVE AAJ KAL has given them the boost to go all out for their next film. The latest is, the makers have been offered Rs. 4 crores for the Tamil and Telugu remaking rights of LOVE AAJ KAL. True?
"Yes, my office has already received several offers. There have been enquiries for the Tamil and Telugu language rights. In fact, we got an offer within 3 days of its release. But we're adopting a wait and watch stance right now. We haven't taken a call yet," Dinesh Vijan states. Well, newer avenues seem to opening up for the debutante producers.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 18 Aug 2009 | 12:59 am Kaminey no genius, but worth a munch - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 11:01 pm Shahid accepts Saif Ali Khan's apology - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 10:53 pm Vijay TV celebrates Kamal's Golden Jubilee! - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 10:10 pm 'Sikandar' narrates Kashmir's tensions through children's eyesAfter making comedies like 'Chalo America' and 'The King of Bollywood', director Piysush Jha returns with suspense-thriller 'Sikandar'. Releasing Friday, the film is about the tensions in Kashmir seen through children's eyes.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Kangana goes light-hearted for 'Tanu Weds Manu'Kangana Ranaut is known for playing heavy duty roles in films like 'Gangster' and 'Fashion', but the actress has now signed on her second light-hearted movie 'Tanu Weds Manu'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm Shiv Sena files police complaint - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 7:17 pm Life Partner's stars sell film tickets at Gaiety theatre in Mumbai
As they say, 'Like all good things come to an end, all the bad things too have to end.' This saying fitted to a 'T' to all the theaters in Mumbai and Pune, who had shut shop (most unwillingly, of course) due to the 'Swine Flu' pandemic, the most feared words of the season.
Now the good news is that, today, all the theatres in Mumbai and Pune have opened their doors for the eager and cinema-hungry audiences. If that wasn't enough, then, the cinegoers in Mumbai got doubly lucky as they got their tickets from none other than Tusshar, Fardeen, Genelia, and Prachi, who were at the ticket counters at Gaiety theatre, Bandra, selling tickets of their film Life Partner's first show.
Needless to say that, this 'act' by the stars of the film got all audiences very excited and they landed up buying tickets sold by these stars for an hour. As a result, the first show at Gaiety went 'Housefull', a word that hasn't been heard since a long time!
Besides the stars, one also saw director Rumy Jaffrey and producer brothers Abbas-Mustan relishing this occasion. All in all, happy days are here again, for all the theatre owners and the cine goers!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Aug 2009 | 11:47 am Mallika Sherawat receives Honorary Citizenship by City of LA
One can always trust Madame Mallika Sherawat to do something that's worthy enough of being national headlines. Right from the time she entered Bollywood, till date, anything and everything she does becomes iconic statements!
This time round, she added yet another feather in her already overloaded cap by being the first Bollywood star to be bestowed with an Honorary Citizenship and Official Resolution by the City of Los Angeles. Mallika Sherawat received the prestigious honor in front of members of the entertainment industry, friends, family and fans during a ceremony at Los Angeles City Hall on the eve of the Indian Independence Day.
In the City Hall Council Chambers, Councilmember Jose Huizar presented Mallika with the said honour. Mallika accepted the Resolution, which was signed by the Mayor and all City Council members, before giving an inspiring speech to numerous rounds of applause throughout the hall. In her profound speech of thanksgiving and acceptance, an emotional Mallika said that she is deeply, and humbly, grateful for this grand honor, in addition to thanking the Councilmember Huizar, Mayor Villaragosa, Mayor Riordan, and all the City Council. Said the actress, "As the first Indian Bollywood actor to receive this Recognition, I proudly accept it in honor of my home country, mother India, and my beloved Bollywood, the world's largest film industry." She concluded the heartfelt speech saying "I am deeply touched, and eternally thankful for this acknowledgment. Jai Ho, Los Angeles!"
Way to go, Mallika. India and Bollywood are equally proud of you!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Aug 2009 | 11:12 am Film on Bangladesh's `Biharis' to show at Nepal festA documentary that portrays the fears of Bangladesh's Urdu-speaking populace, also known as `Biharis', will compete for honours at the seventh Film South Asia festival in Kathmandu next month.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Aug 2009 | 10:12 am Tarantino wants to quit filmmaking, start familyThe 46-year-old director, who is currently single, plans to become a writer and find the right woman to have children with.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Aug 2009 | 10:11 am Tamil version of Jab We.. will be a hit: Imtiaz AliBollywood filmmaker Imtiaz Ali says that Kannan, who is directing Kanden Kadhalai, the Tamil remake of Jab We Met, has carefully avoided the mistakes he made in the original version.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Aug 2009 | 10:09 am McCartney’s unseen pics set for auctionAn unseen picture of Sir Paul McCartney, taken in 1952 when he was a schoolboy, is set to go under the hammer on August 29. The snap shows the former Beatle’s head buried in a comic.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Aug 2009 | 10:06 am Who says love makes the world go round? - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Aug 2009 | 9:48 am "Best Bollywood Film” category at Oscars?Hindus have asked the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to introduce a new award category of “Best Bollywood Film” for films made in India.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Aug 2009 | 9:48 am Lata Mangeshkar to render Hanuman Chalisa for T-Series album
Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar has sung all kinds of songs in her illustrious career, but for the first time ever, the Lady with the Golden Voice would be singing the Hanuman Chalisa for an album by T-Series. As recession, drought and the swine flu fear looms large over the country, Lata Mangeshkar is devoting her prayers to Lord Hanuman (who is often regarded as the trouble-shooter) for the betterment of the country and its citizens.
What is noteworthy is the fact that even though Lataji is known for her devotional songs, this is the first time that she would be rendering the Hanuman Chalisa.
Says Lata Mangeshkar, "We are going through tough times and Hanumanji is known as 'Sankatmochan'. In my 60-year career, I have not sung his praises. It just occurred to me now to sing the Hanuman Chalisa... the time is right for me to seek his blessings."
We hope that Lataji's rendition of Hanuman Chalisa is loved not just by her ardent followers but even the Almighty himself.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Aug 2009 | 9:26 am Bipasha plays gym instructor in All The Best
Bipasha Basu who is a fitness freak in real life will now be seen essaying the role of a gym instructor in Rohit Shetty's comedy flick All The Best.
A source reveals, "Bipasha's performance is very natural in the movie since she is acting in a role of a gym instructor. Gymming and working out has always been a part of the actress's routine. When the role was initially narrated to her, she was quite excited with the fact that she will be working out in the movie and for the movie."
The source continues, "She also has donned a different look. The model-turned actress has grown her tresses and comparatively has a sporty look. She is paired opposite Ajay Devgan and plays the role of his wife in the movie. A major chunk of the movie was shot in Goa and the actress was often seen working out after their pack up. This made the other cast members such as Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Mugdha Godse and even the director Rohit Shetty work out and be a regular at the gym."
"Due to her regular work outs, the director use to pull her leg by saying that she should not take her role so seriously, for the fact that even after shooting and pack up she was seen pulling people to work out," adds the source.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Aug 2009 | 8:46 am At 43, Salman Khan still gets beaten up by momSalman Khan has often made headlines for getting into verbal and physical fights, but very few know that the 43-year-old Bollywood star still gets beaten up by his mother Salma.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Aug 2009 | 8:40 am Cartoon Network now available in Sri LankaNow kids in Sri Lanka will get to see popular cartoon series such as 'Dexter's Laboratory', 'Powerpuff Girls' and 'Samurai Jack', courtsey Turner International that is expanding its footprint in South Asia.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Aug 2009 | 8:30 am Lata dedicates 'Hanuman Chalisa' recording to IndiaSinging legend Lata Mangeshkar has for the first time recorded the "Hanuman Chalisa" for an album, dedicating her prayers for the betterment of the country, which is seeing "tough times" due to a drought, a recession and the swine flu virus.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Aug 2009 | 8:22 am US needs to offer more `warmth`: SRK!Shah Rukh Khan said that America needs to offer "a little more warmth and speed in its processes".Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 17 Aug 2009 | 6:56 am Bollywood Khans react to Shah Rukh's ordealAfter Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at Newark airport for a security check, many others like Zayed Khan and Irrfan Khan have come out with the ordeals they faced in the US because of their last names.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Aug 2009 | 6:37 am 'Kaminey' going strong at box officeVishal Bharadwaj's unusually titled and much-awaited dark thriller 'Kaminey', starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, is turning out to be a strong player at the box office.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Aug 2009 | 6:30 am Orissa prays for dance group's success on TVHundreds of slum dwellers are visiting temples in Orissa's Ganjam district every day to seek blessings for the success of 26 kids who have reached the final round of TV reality show 'India's Got Talent'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Aug 2009 | 6:00 am Subhash K. Jha speaks on Before The Rains
The lushing greenery of Kerala never looked more invitingâ¦.or erotic. As a tea planter in Colonial India falls into the forbidden arms of a dusky mysterious local girl married to an abusive violent man the screen comes to fragile life with delicate sounds and scents.
The plot in Before The Rains almost begs to be defined as a cliché. And yet, there lies the beauty of this fragile love triangle about the beauty and the Brits and the native beauty's silent lover whose eyes say it all, and who must do a hasty cover-up job for his lord and master after he leaves his trail of lust(or was it love?) and blood behind.
Sivan's skills behind the camera are so densely poetic you end up wondering if he made this uncommonly-common love story so he could re-visit the vibrant verdancy of Kerala to create poetry out of Nature. He shoots Nandita Das like Smita Patil in G Arvindan's Chidambaram as an enigmatic creature of the dark whose next move is a mystery her.
The greenery is so captivating that the central passion-play often becomes subservient. That, perhaps, is the subtext of the plot. You often find monstrous emotional disturbances tucked away in the non-judgmental folds of the illimitable beauty of Nature.
Not for the first time, Nandita Das, so under-used by our cinema, reminds us of the late Smita Patel's dusky seductiveness. Nandita is often shot in caressing close-ups that accentuate her aquiline nose and cupid lips in curves and bends that signify the peril of feminine beauty.
Miraculously her chemistry with Linus Roache (stern yet vulnerable) works just fine. We see two people utterly mismatched in their cultural and emotional graphs coming together in a doomed clasp.
Cathy Rabin's screenplay never makes the mistake of portraying the colonist-lover as a villain. In Before The Rains Henry Moores (Roache) is as much a victim of cruel fate as the fatally ill-fated Sajni (Das). They meet, make love and are ruined by their mutual passion.
Santosh Sivan's camera takes us through the luscious labyrinth of love lust and loss in no time at all.
The film seems much longer than it actually is. And that's not a fatal flaw but a fabulous homage to the silences and pauses that punctuate life's inevitable progression into the unknown.
Sivan is as adept at showing the cross-cultural love relationship as he is in depicting local rites and rituals in Kerala that make adultery a grave crime.
Nandita Das's eyes convey a hemisphere of mystique and passion. Rahul Bose as the colonist's right-hand man, whose loyalty to heart and country comes under the scanner, gets the complexities of his character in place.
Before The Rains is a far more accomplished piece of cinema than its routine theme suggests. Carefully crafted and narrated in soft silken tones designed for aesthetic comfort the film shows us how the thin line between passion and tragedy is crossed.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Aug 2009 | 5:19 am Bollywood personalities talk about Swine Flu pandemic
Shabana Azmi: "The swine flu has not really affected our lives at all. The hysteria it has generated can only hamper the cure. Instead of apportioning blame, we should act as responsible citizens and make sure the citizens are alerted warned and informed about the disease."
Hema Malini: "I'm not able to understand the gravity of it. I was scheduled to perform at several places for 'Janmasthmi'. But now the shows are being cancelled and I feel the seriousness of the situation. We shouldn't take it lightly. We need to be very careful."
Bipasha Basu: "I'm in London. But I heard about it. It's really sad and scary. I hope things return to normal very soon."
Vidya Balan: "The swine flu just got scarier because it's in our city now. And the civic conditions and the large population make us vulnerable. Some say the media is exaggerating and creating panic but I think its better safe than sorry. Let's hope it abates sooner than later."
Shekhar Kapoor: "I'm trying to differentiate between rumor and reality. My daughter's school has shut down. And I was supposed to be back in New York this week. Now I've had to re-evaluate my plans."
Amrita Arora: "It's definitely shaken me. Instead of panicking I'm following orders. I'm wearing mask. I've a sanitizer by my bedside. And I'm trying to instruct my staff to take precautions. We've to stay calm."
Minissha Lamba: "It has definitely made one more cautious. Normal movement is restricted. That's the least we can do to ensure it doesn't get out of hand."
Kabir Khan: "There's a huge over-reaction. But the shutting of schools suits me because I'm taking the kids and rushing off to the Malaysian jungles to be with my wife Mini who's shooting there."
Tusshar Kapoor: "I'm taking precautions. Trying not to panic. Unfortunately, my film this week cannot be released on time due to the flu scare."
Neha Dhupia: "I'm in Los Angeles and very worried because the swine flu is all that props up on the internet every time I speak to anyone back home. The key is not to panic and to take action as soon as and only if the symptoms prop up."
Rensil D'Silva: "I lost two days shooting of my film Qurbaan in Pune which I'll make up for when I shoot the climax. That apart, the flu scare hasn't affected me."
Amole Gupte: "Its love during the time of swine flu. The family is indoors for a change. No option but to be happy bonding over varan-bhaat and televised paranoia."
Rajeev Khandelwal: "There are huge warning hoardings outside the studio where we're currently shooting. There're doctors on the set. And that's a tad scary."
Shahana Goswami: "It's not affected me. But I see the effect on others. There's such paranoia about in the media and in the people. Hopefully that won't spread the disease further."
Shreyas Talpade: "I'm in Mauritius trying to be as careful as possible."
Rohit Roy: "In some ways the swine flu scare has affected my family. We're really concerned for our baby and my mom as kids and older people are more susceptible. Also Mumbaiites have become extremely wary of anyone who is even remotely infected with a common cold. Professionally, as though recession wasn't enough we've theatres shutting down due to swine flu. But I still say it's just a virus and we can fight it."
Sonu Sood: "I've been traveling a lot. The swine flu scare is a hassle at the airport. It takes extra time. Less people are stepping out. I hope it gets over quickly."
Ranvir Shorey: "The roads are deserted in the evening. People wearing masks on the streets is scary. But they don't know the masks need to be changed every three hours to be effective."
Riya Sen: "I'm taking all the precautions possible. I've ensured that my staff at work and at home including building watchmen wear masks."
Purab Kohli: "It's scary, though I do feel there's a certain amount of sensationalism by the news channels. At home we're just making sure our immunity is kept at a high level."
Anjana Sukhani: "Mom doesn't let me go out. And there're people on the streets with masks. It's definitely scary."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Aug 2009 | 5:06 am MJ's body moved to secret freezerMichael Jackson's mother has moved the King of Pop's body to a secret freezer because she wanted it kept where she could visit him privately.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Aug 2009 | 5:05 am Subhash K. Jha speaks about Kaminey
It's a crazy immoral world out there. Two cops masquerading as Mafioso-or is it the other way around?-are on the run after one of them is accidently run down by the other. A third gangster who looks like a cross between Mogambo and Haji Mastan tells the brother of the injured cop to get another gangster on the phone (yes, another one!) or shoot himself in his head. The distraught cop shoots his injured brother instead. ''Sir Ab ek aur chance milega na?'' whines the cop.
That's Vishal Bhardwaj's world for you. Irrational options, desperate choices... a world populated by crazy cops and vicious dons who are sometimes the one and the same. Ruthless, mean, evil, scheming, brutal and, yes, funny... welcome to the Bhardwaj territory where Shakespeare rubs shoulders with Quentin Tarantino. And then they both join Ram Gopal Varma for a cup off coffee at an ominously - lit sweltering café near them.
Kaminey is not an easy world to inhabit, let alone accept. The characters are so malfunctional bitter and malevolent that their emotional connectivity with the audience is nil. The doppelganger effect of twins in conflict is frequently corroded by the compromised quality of the lives led by the two heroes, one a stammerer the other a lisper. In the both the speech impairment is symptom of a much more serious moral and emotional disturbance.
Stress is the crux. The characters are not really heartless. They just couldn't care less beyond the dingy dreadful world of paisa - pimps that they inhabit. Even when they participate in a normal event like a wedding they end behaving more like weirdo's than baraatis.
Somewhere the quotient of dramatic conflict gets overpowered by the director's arrogant narrative. Vishal Bhardwaj knows the power of pain. He audaciously crosses its threshold with his characters and expects the audience to be right behind him. The exercize gets a bit complicated for the audience as the criss - cross of characters gets progressively hard to define.
Eventually it's hard to tell who's the wronged and who's right. Yes, the unaffected Sweety (Priyanka Chopra) needn't search for Mr. Right. She's found him in Guddu before we the audience join the characters in this binge of brutality. Softspoken gentle stammering Guddu is often joined in his stammer by his empathetic girl. It's like the audience. We are expected to accompany the character's fragmented moral concerns quite in the same way that Sweety connects with Guddu. When we first see him, Guddu is selling condoms. He forgot to wear one with his girlfriend and she's now expecting.
Ditto the audience. Though our expectations are ceaselessly challenged and mocked by characters that live life on the brink, doddering like drunkards on the precipice mocking the inevitable fall.The sequence between Bhope (Amol Gupte) and Charlie's best friend (newcomer Chandan Roy, sufficiently wild) careens dangerously between mock-terror and comedy and finally settles for a tone of tragic irony. The gruesome is often an alibi for the glorious. The bold transition is not quite negotiated.
These brutalized characters are as brutal as they are unlikeable. At the most we can only feel sorry for them.
Trains run through this vivacious violent and vicious look at blood kinship and bloodied gang wars. The locomotive has seldom seemed so débuted of romance. This homage to Quentin Tarantino's homage to gangsterism is not meant for mass consumption. Lusciously specific in their appeal, the characters indulge in their 'niche' harkatein with an intense insouciance that mimics the Sicilian mafia without its élan or sophistication.
The people in Kaminey kill for money and pleasure. Sometimes for honour, though its definition is nebulous. Often enough killing for money is a matter of pleasure for all these sociopaths, some of them dressed in khaki. But that's another story. Suffice it to say the gangsters in action rev-up the plot without truly identifying themselves as anything more than emblems of contemporary diabolism.
There are even a couple of Black Westerners and Far-Eastern psychos thrown into the Mumbai underbelly for good measure.
You really can't keep track of the melee of meanies. Charlie the lisper and Guddu the stammerer run through the narrative, sometimes literally, at other times in metaphorical manoeuvrings that move into areas of starkness that leave the narrative breathless and us the audience panting behind in search of a world where innocence is at an acute premium.
What happened to all those love stories about couples who were chased only by the goons of the girl's capitalist fathers? Guddu's girl Sweety (Priyanka Chopra,endearing in her transparency) and her stammering lover-boy are chased by her brother, a tacky gangster Bhope who says 'Jai Maharashtra' with a pride that makes you condone his parochial prejudice.
Time it was when lovers confronted a class divide. Now the boy from UP finds his wedding to the Maharashtrian mulgi being disrupted by assorted political and non-political criminals.
The narrative subverts formulistic conventions, like the contrasting twins and vengeful dons, to define a world that operates on wild avarice. Riding the waves of this wicked kingdom is Shahid Kapoor, restrained and responsive to his twins' characterizations, creating two different inner worlds from the same source without losing the genealogical core of the twins. It's quite a leap for the actor who has done wicked before (in Fida) without being wicked.
Amole Gupte as the provincial goon-politician is delectably diabolic, childlike scheming and ruthless but also human in his hankerings. Priyanka Chopraâs Sweety is one of those determined won't-take-a-no-for-an-answer soul-mates who you know won't assume the missionary position in bed.
Technically sparkling and photographed (by Tassaduq Hussain) with unsettling candor Kaminey is a world that you would probably like to enter at your own risk. The music is as much a tribute to Vishal Bhardwaj's mastery over the language of human relations as to his affinity to R.D. Burman with portions of Burman's music and song songs popping up for no particular reason.
But then who said crime and the underworld had to make any sense?Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 Aug 2009 | 4:55 am Kashmir wooing Bollywood backSparkling rivers, regal Chinar trees, flowering meadows and snowcapped peaks - the beauty of Kashmir had been depicted in several hit Hindi movies like "Aarzoo", "Kashmir Ki Kali" and "Betaab" until insurgency hit the valley.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:31 am At 43, Salman Khan still gets beaten up by momSalman Khan has often made headlines for getting into verbal and physical fights, but very few know that the 43-year-old Bollywood star still gets beaten up by his mother Salma.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Aug 2009 | 3:00 am
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